For frequent users, grid references are not a problem, unless they get the numbers the wrong way round, or the finger misses the correct key - something all of us seem to do occasionally.
We have a number of pages to send you to:
The first is our own, and shows you how grid references work:
| Work out a Grid Reference |
The next three are Ordnance Survey linked sites which can help you to find a grid reference by roaming round a 1:50 000 OS map - the Landranger © Series. To help with understanding it is better to visit them in sequence:
| How to work out a Grid Reference (four-figure) |
| How to work out a Grid Reference (six-figure) |
| How to work out a Grid Reference (eight-figure) |
The last uses both an Ordnance Survey map and GoogleMaps in a very clever way to show you aerial maps as well. We can't make it start up in Worcestershire, but just type a postcode or placename into the box top left and click on Find or press Return. Fiddle about with this - it gets better every time I look! The grid reference appears at the beginning of the box bottom right:
| A very clever site to get grid references & lat/long |